Ender 3 Pro custom Marlin firmware

If you are planning on compiling custom firmware for your Ender 3 Pro, I applaud you. This is an excellent step in any 3D printing enthusiast’s journey. I recommend starting with this setup guide from the official Marlin website:

https://marlinfw.org/docs/basics/install_platformio_vscode.html

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Not-A-Stegasaurus Found in Chile

New dinosaur discovered in Chile reinforces how little we know about the prehistoric world.

Knowing so little about dinosaurs puts paleontologists at a disadvantage, but with advances in science their work has been getting easier. Some of those new techniques were employed to redesignate a dinosaur whose fossilized remains were found in Chile.

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Where There’s Smoke There’s Snakes

When you have a problem with pests, it’s best to call a professional.

Slithering snakes with their beady eyes and flicking tongues. Nasty vile snakes piled up in the cellar. Writhing masses-okay I’m getting a little ahead of myself, but you get the picture. Now add a blazing inferno! This all seems like the storyline of a bad B-movie, but this true-to-life horror story unfolded on November 23 in the small town of Poolesville, Maryland. Unnervingly, an unassuming home just outside of Washington D.C. was infested with snakes.

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Babies and Bathwater. Which to Throw Out?

Space junk postpones a repair to the ISS, but is there a bigger problem?

The ‘babies’ are of course two astronauts, Tom Marshburn (61) and Kayla Barron (34), who had to delay a spacewalk to replace a damaged antenna on the International Space Station. They were originally scheduled for Tuesday, November 30th but had to wait until Thursday, December 2nd. The delay was the first of its kind, but not one that humanity should be very proud of. Dangerous space junk, which could puncture the astronaut’s suits, menaced the mission forcing a halt. Dirty bathwater indeed.

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